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For the last five(!) years, my writing group, Altered Fluid, has been going on group retreats to the wilds of New York and Pennsylvania for reflection, relaxation, shared creativity, and and lots of dedicated writing time. We usually have 8-13 writers in one big house for four or five days, which sounds like the perfect setup for a reality TV show ( Read more... )

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I wasn’t going to do a 2010 review of my accomplishments because it’s a lot of work to recap everything and I’d rather spend my limited free time building toward an even better year. (If I had a New Year’s Resolution, it would be to blog more frequently.) But a lot of people are doing it, so I figured I can at least post some highlights you may ( Read more... )

Happy Friday! I’ll try to keep this short, just a few quick updates and things to think about over the weekend.

1) My fellow Altered Fluidian, Devin Poore, has his first fiction sale up at Eschatology: The Journal of Lovecraftian and Apocalyptic Fiction. It’s a very short but powerful story called “Before the Wind” that I hope you’ll check out:

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Almost forgot to mention that my writing group will be on Hour of the Wolf again tonight/Saturday morning at 5am.

K. Tempest Bradford will read a new short story and then we will perform a live critique in our usual style for your listening enjoyment. If there's time, we'll also take calls from listeners like you ( Read more... )

I've been meaning to post this since Monday, but the week has been getting away from me. Jeremy L.C. Jones recently interviewed my writing group, Altered Fluid, for Clarkesworld Magazine. Please check it out if you're curious about how we critique each other's work and the challenges of writing and revising fiction:

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Just a quick reminder that I'll be reading with N.K. Jemisin (The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms) and Devin J. Poore, members of my writing group Altered Fluid, tomorrow night at the New York Review of Science Fiction Readings series. I hope you can stop by! More information is available hereWHEN: Tuesday, June 1 @ 6:30pm (readings start at 7 ( Read more... )

(Via Senses Five):

Tonight at KGB, Michael Shea and my friend and fellow Altered Fluid member N.K. Jemisin...

FANTASTIC FICTION at KGB reading series, hosts Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present:


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Wha? So much time has passed since my last LJ update, despite my best intentions to blog in detail about my fascinating life. My excuse? I'm trying to finish the new draft of WHO WE USED TO BE. I'm finally wrapping up the latest line edit, which I hope to finish typing within the week. Please continue to indulge my low profile online and in person ( Read more... )